Can for holding coarse emery or the like.



No. 699,442. Patented May 6, I902.v

0. W. BOMAN &. J. M. REED. BAN FOR HOLDING COARSE EMERY OR THE LIKE,

(Application filed. Dec. 28, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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REED, OF BROOKLYN,

NEiV YORK; SAID REEDASSIGNOR TO SAID BOMAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 699,442, dated May 6, 1902.

Application filed December 28, 1901. Serial No, 87,525. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, OLAES W. BOMAN, residing in New York city, in the county of New York, and JAMES M. REED, residing in Brooklyn, Kings county, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cans for Holding Coarse Emery or the Like, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to a can or similar device adapted to hold coarse particles of emery or similar bottle-cleaning material suitable for cleansing bottles and like articles.

The invention consists of a can composed of a body of any desired configuration, having its bottom perforated to forma strainer and provided with suitable projections arranged at intervals around the bottom of the can,so as to leave a space between the bottom of the can and the article upon which it may be placed. The can-body is provided with a close-fitting removable cover which has a nozzle formed in its top, into which is fitted a cork for closing the same.

We will now proceed to describe the construction and operation of the device, refer ence being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front view of a can made in accordance with our invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical central section of the same. Fig. 3 is a detailed view of the perforated bottom or strainer, showing the projections around the edges thereof. Fig. 4 is a front view of a modification, showing the cover and body of the can removably secured together by screw-threads and the projections formed in the edge of the bottom of the can.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 1, 2, and 3 of the drawings, A indicates the body portion of the can, open at its upper end, of any suitable depth, and formed, preferably, round or cylindrical in shape. B is the perforated bottom,which forms a strainer, and O designates projections formed around the edge of the strainer, which when the bottom is placed in the body of the can by solder or otherwise are bent downward and extend slightly beyond the edge of the bottom of the can, forming supports for the can and at the same time leaving a space between the bottom thereof and the article upon which the same may be placed. D is the close-fitting removable cover, round or cylindrical in shape, of a suitable depth to fit well and closely upon the open end of the body of the can, and has formed in its top a nozzle or neck E, closed by a removable stopper or cap F. A chain G connects the stopper or cap F to the cover, so that when removed the stopper or cap will not be lost or mislaid.

Referring now particularly to Figs. 3 and 4: of the accompanying drawings, A is the body of the can, formed in this instance with projections Ein its lower edge to support the same and at the same time elevate the can to leave sufficient space between the strainerbottom and the article upon which that can maybe placed. The perforated bottom forming the strainer is soldered or otherwise secured in the lower part of the body of the can slightly above the projections E, formed therein. The upper open end of the can has formed in it screw-threads H, upon which is removably secured the screw-threaded cover G, which is provided with a nozzle or neck in its top.

The device above described isdesigned for cleaning bottles, andinpractical use the body portion is sufficiently filled with coarse emery, (which has been found admirably adapted for the purpose.) The cover is placed upon the can, the stopper is removed, and the emery poured through the nozzle of the coverinto the bottle, which. we assume has been previously filled with water. After having-thoroughly agitated the emery and water in the bottle for cleaning the same the cover of the can is removed and the emery and water are poured from the bottle into the can through its large open end and the cover then replaced. The water when the can is set upright will then pass off through the strainer, leaving the emery intact, and the can is again ready for use for cleaning the next bottle, when the same operation is gone through again, and so on.

The device is durable, can be made ornamental, can be cheaply manufactured, and the construction and arrangement of the parts are such that the emery can be easily and quickly transferred to the can through its large open end and from the can through bottom, and supporting legs or'projeetions extending below said bottom, an open upper 15 end, a close-fitting removable cover for the same, and a nozzle in the cover substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore setforth. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 20th day of December, 1901.

OLAES WV. BOMAN. JAMES M. REED.

\Vitnesses:

SAMUEL G. LooKWooD, J OHN C. REESE. 

